Hiring: Director, Associate General Counsel: Product Legal Company: Cisco Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 17:59:25 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Product Legal, Security, Observability, Data Platform, AI-powered security, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Regulatory Compliance, Go-to-Market, Enterprise Technology, Legal Strategy, Team Leadership Experience: - 15+ years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department, including substantial experience advising enterprise technology, software, cloud services, cybersecurity, or observability businesses. - 7+ years of experience leading attorneys. Required Skills: - Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree and active bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction. - Strategic, technology-focused legal counsel across product development and go-to-market activities. - Ability to lead, develop, and inspire legal teams supporting combined Splunk and Security business units. - Serve as trusted strategic advisor to senior business leaders on product development, technology strategy, go-to-market models, regulatory requirements, intellectual property, commercial matters, and other significant legal and business risks. - Guide legal support for Security, Observability and Data Platform products and services throughout their life cycles, including compose and development, product readiness, launch, commercialization, integration, and compliance. - Develop scalable legal strategies and operating models that enable innovation and growth while effectively handling risk across sophisticated security and observability software, cloud, data, AI, and platform offerings. - Collaborate proactively across Product Legal and with Legal subject-matter experts and cross-functional partners, including product management, engineering, sales, marketing, finance, operations, privacy, security, regulatory, competition, intellectual property, and corporate development teams. Qualifications: - Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree. - Active bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction. - 15+ years of relevant legal experience. - 7+ years of experience leading attorneys. - Experience advising enterprise technology, software, cloud services, cybersecurity, or observability businesses. Compensation: Not specified. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!